What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 374 Seven Absolute Transformations, Fierce Competition

Zhang Yu followed Shi Huaiyu and the others into the arena, where they saw a huge square.

The competition is divided into two parts: architecture and civil engineering, which are held in two different venues. Zhang Yu has arrived at the civil engineering venue.

Civil engineering students from all grades gathered here, standing in twos and threes, waiting for the competition to officially begin.

Those who come to this arena to participate in the competition are almost all academic high-achievers and elites from all grades, and there are hardly any poor people among them.

Various rankings of the top 50, top 30, and top 10 across the entire system appeared in the air.

Various colorful signs of the Fahai statues shimmered under the lights.

If the densely packed Foundation Establishment domains hadn't been ignored, they would probably have kept popping up and filling the entire field of vision of the eye.

There were also various projections from the spirit world, some gathering teams, some advertising, some just playing around, and some creating special effects for themselves... Zhang Yu felt dazzled by all of them.

This was the first time Zhang Yu had ever seen so many civil engineering elites in one place.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "There are so many people participating in the competition!"

Shi Huaiyu said, "Of course, after all, it increases the overall score."

"Whoever ranks higher in the competition and gets more overall points has a significant impact on the ranking."

“Ordinary students may not need to consider these things, but the top students in each grade will definitely participate.”

At this point, Shi Huaiyu remarked, "The top students and outstanding students from grades 8, 9, and 10 combined can form 6 or 7 teams that almost sweep the top rankings."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. Not all senior students have overwhelming strength. After all, Che Yufei is also a seventh grader.

施怀玉接着说道：“4、5、6、7这四个年级的学霸带头，各处挑人以后，又能组织出5、6支队伍来，一同争夺前十的名额。”

"We can't beat the older teams."

"Our opponents are the middle-aged teams, and we need to snatch the top 10 from their mouths."

When Shi Huaiyu got to this point, his tone became serious: "Moreover, this year's competition will probably be even more intense."

The others nodded slightly. As civil engineering students, they had also gradually felt an increasing sense of antagonism over the past few months, as the conflict between the war faction and the peace faction was gradually becoming public.

This competition has clearly become the perfect place for the two factions to clash.

Shi Huaiyu had already seen staff members starting to broadcast live around the competition venue. She thought to herself, "I'm afraid the performance in this year's civil engineering competition will directly affect the momentum of the two factions, the stock prices of the companies behind them, and even the future choices of the neutral faction."

"After all... if our war faction can occupy more of the top three and top ten spots, it will inevitably have a greater influence, thereby gaining more support from the neutral faction in the civil engineering system and gaining the upper hand in the future."

"And the same applies to pacifists."

Looking at these elite students in the square, and seeing their departmental rankings, Che Yufei, Shi Yunxiang, Tian Yang, Xiao Qingxuan, and others all felt a heavy pressure.

Just then, Shi Huaiyu stopped walking and looked at the figure in front of him, saying, "Su Yanyang..."

The young man, whom Shi Huaiyu called Su Yanyang, smiled slightly. His eyes seemed to be burning with flames, and a ball of light appeared on his chest, beating like a heart.

Su Yanyang looked at Shi Huaiyu and said, "I didn't expect you to continue participating in the competition, Huaiyu."

"But following such a group of old, weak, young, and poor..."

Su Yanyang's gaze swept over Che Yufei, Shi Yunxiang, Zhang Yu, and the others, lingering briefly on Xiao Qingxuan. Then, without making a sound, he took a few steps back before continuing, "Your success rate in getting a ranking isn't high."

"Without this part of the overall score, are you really okay if you don't get first place in the class?"

"For the sake of our old friendship, I can give you another chance. Use your spirit coins to return to the team as a substitute, earn some points, and maybe you'll even have a chance to snatch first place in the class."

Shi Huaiyu curled her lip and said coldly, "You don't need to worry about it. You should take better care of yourself. Don't forget to pay compensation when you lose the lawsuit."

Su Yanyang shook his head and sighed, "On the path of cultivation, the most taboo thing is to act impulsively. That's why you failed in the stock market back then."

“Even now, team formation in competitions is still so irrational.”

"I bet you'll go bankrupt someday..."

Watching Su Yanyang's departing figure, Che Yufei asked curiously, "Was he on your previous competition team?"

Shi Huaiyu said angrily, "This guy damaged my kidney and still refuses to pay compensation."

“However…” Shi Huaiyu let out a breath: “It’s best not to run into him before we get into the top 10, this guy is still very strong.”

Zhang Yu's gaze swept over Su Yanyang's head, where he was ranked 29th in the entire department. This was significantly better than Shi Huaiyu's 38th place.

With all the contestants present, the civil engineering competition officially began.

A handsome young man stood on the stage, looking down at the many students below, and said, "It's that time of year again for the Civil Engineering Competition..."

Looking at the young-looking man, Zhang Yu stared at the title that appeared above the man's head and thought to himself, "The head of the Civil Engineering Department... True Lord Lingyue?"

Zhang Yu had heard Tu Lishan mention this old director before, and knew that the other party was the actual head of the Civil Engineering Department. However, he had also heard Tu Lishan mention that the other party was nearing the end of his life and was about to die.

But the Lingyue Zhenjun on the stage now looks like a vibrant young man, so where does this talk of old age and death come from?

At the same time, Lingyue Zhenjun on the stage said, "In order to cope with the changes of the new era, the school has decided to increase the prizes for this civil engineering competition."

"The top seven teams in this competition will each receive two spots, and each team will be awarded one of the Seven Wonders of Civil Engineering. The spots will be allocated among the teams themselves."

Upon hearing these words, the students below the stage were slightly taken aback, and then began to discuss among themselves.

Zhang Yu exclaimed in surprise, "The Seven Masters of Civil Engineering? The top 7 teams each select 2 people, that means 14 people will be awarded the title of the Seven Masters of Civil Engineering?"

He thought to himself, "Compared to the old system where only the top student in the class could be awarded one of the Seven Wonders of Civil Engineering each year, this is a much more generous change."

Soon, Zhang Yu and many others at the scene had the same idea.

"If this is done every year, wouldn't many people master the Seven Wonders of Civil Engineering, or even the Lesser Three Arts?"

"Even the power of Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power might be mastered by a few more people."

Fu Ji commented, "The cultivation technique has suddenly loosened up from being tightened. Could it be in preparation for a possible university war? Hehe, this is the opportunity given by the times, making it easier for you students to master the Seven Wonders of Earth and Wood than previous students."

"War is indeed a ladder of progress. It has already given you more opportunities before the war has even really started."

Zhang Yu said, "So, does that mean the war faction has gained the upper hand in the Civil Engineering department?"

Fuki said, "Not necessarily. The pacifists just don't want the Ten Greats to go to war, which doesn't mean they don't want to have stronger power."

"Actually, if we consider the Civil Engineering Department's own wishes, I think whether they advocate war or peace, they should want to make the Seven Wonders of Civil Engineering available to more students. Only in this way can they earn more money."

“Every department in a university is like this; they always want to expand, control more resources, more students, and more strong individuals.”

"Therefore, the tightening of the Seven Civil Engineering Disciplines in the past and the loosening of them now should be attributed to the will of higher authorities, rather than being entirely determined by the Civil Engineering Department itself."

"Perhaps it's the architecture and civil engineering college above the civil engineering department? Or perhaps the leadership of Wanfa University? Or even the influence of the Wanfa Sect?"

"In short, the reason for doing this suddenly... we are currently in a low position and lack information channels, so there's no need to delve into it."

"But the inevitable result will be that the competition in civil engineering will become more intense. I see that quite a few people on site are already taking out loans and sending their magical artifacts and relics by express delivery."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu understood. Regardless of whether they advocated war or peace, they would certainly hope that more of their students would master the Seven Wonders of Earth and Wood, or even the divine power of moving mountains like Kunlun.

Moments later, the first round of elimination matches began.

The plaza before them suddenly shifted, and various distorted and shifting gravity fields appeared before them.

The constantly changing gravitational fields of various directions and sizes created a series of obstacles.

The elimination round was simple: all students had to cross a complex gravity field that was one kilometer wide in front of them and record the time it took.

The team members from each competition team added up the time they used to get the total time used by each team.

Based on the total time all teams have played, the top 20 teams will remain to continue in the next round of the competition, while the rest of the teams will be eliminated.

Lingyue Zhenjun said calmly, "In the finance department, the more money you have, the easier it is to cultivate. As for us in the civil engineering department... the stronger our physical body, the easier it is to cultivate."

"This first round of elimination is to weed out all the students who are physically weaker."

As the first round of eliminations began, students rushed into the gravity field and ran towards the finish line a kilometer away.

But often, students who were moving at lightning speed and making a thunderous sound just a moment ago suddenly slowed down and became unsteady as soon as they entered the gravity field.

Just as a group of students were struggling to move forward in the gravitational field, Zhang Yu felt a slight change in the gravity around him.

The next moment, several figures, like streaks of black lightning, crossed the gravity field in an instant.

Zhang Yu's eyes flickered: "It's Mo Shangjin."

He had a vivid memory of this senior who possessed the divine power to move mountains in Kunlun.

Mo Shangjin unleashed the Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, instantly carrying his five teammates across a thousand-meter gravity field.

"So strong."

Just as Zhang Yu was feeling sentimental, the slight change in gravity struck again, and several more figures burst through the gravity field with a series of crackling sounds.

"Is it another tenth-grade student who has mastered the power to move mountains like Kunlun Mountain?"

Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback when he saw this: "So he and Mo Shangjin aren't on the same team?"

Fuki chuckled and said, "One of them is probably a war faction and the other is a peace faction. This is just infighting. They would rather weaken their own side than join forces with the other."

Zhang Yu shook his head. Mo Shangjin and the team of the tenth-grade student were too far away from him. What he needed to do now was to find a way to get through the gravity field quickly.

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(End of this chapter)